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Pinpointing Banksy's identity has long been a popular parlor game, and it's yielded false positives before. Last fall, a passerby in the East London neighborhood of Bethnal Green snapped a camera-phone picture of a man spray-painting a mural later confirmed to be Banksy's. In May...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Banksy: An Artist Unmasked | 7/21/2008 | See Source »

Also, hanging on some FLDS walls is the photograph of Wendell Nielsen, a key Jeffs' ally, an FLDS money man and "a trusted confidante who did a lot more than any of us know," Brower says. Nielsen founded a Las Vegas high-tech machine shop company, NewEra Manufacturing (formerly Western...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Prophet for the Polygamists? | 7/18/2008 | See Source »

The pleasure of the book lies in watching Wood read. For Wood, the history of the novel is itself like a novel, in which genius-heroes perform astounding feats of literary innovation. Proust finds a new way to render character in Swann's Way ("Progress!" Wood shouts); Flaubert ("the bearish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Fan's Notes | 7/17/2008 | See Source »

The loss of American life, among the worst single incidents since the Afghan war began at the end of 2001, stunned U.S. military and media observers. But it was little cause for sympathy among Afghans. With people hungry and out of work, the ISAF is a natural scapegoat. The popular...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Attack Adds to Afghans' Woes | 7/14/2008 | See Source »

Snow was unabashed in his defense of the Administration but managed to be respectful, even helpful, to the reporters on the beat. His experience as a Fox News broadcaster and radio personality was obvious; his quick wit and verbal dexterity made him fun to spar with, but his precision with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Appreciation: Tony Snow | 7/12/2008 | See Source »

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